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< 1 2BLACK POWDER: HISTORICAL NICHE
DAVE FROGGETT tries a carbine that would be of particular interest to Civil War re-enactors THE ORIGINAL Smith Carbine was the brainchild of Gilbert Smith of Buttermilk Falls, New York. He developed a simple, robust breech-loading rifle that used percussion ignition ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: NAVAL REVIEW
DEREK LANDERS tests the Uberti Remington New Model Navy revolver, which passes with flying colours REMINGTON LAY claim to being the oldest surviving gun makers in America, tracing the company's history back to the early part of the 19th century. Initially producing ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: ORIGINAL SINGLE-SHOT
Derek Landers gets his hands on a piece of history, in the shape of a Springfield Trapdoor rifle AFICIONADOS WHO like to shoot mid to late-19th century American firearms from the era of the American West are spoilt for choice: today's European manufacturers offer ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: MORE THAN A MATCH
DAVE FROGGETT meets his match with a European-style matchlock - have the fire extinguishers ready! IN THE very early days, guns generally involved loading a blind end tube with powder and ball and sticking a smouldering cord in a touchhole (basically a hole in ... Read Full Article
BLACK POWDER: A COLT CLASSIC
DEREK LANDERS looks at the latest recreation from Uberti IN THE February 2006 issue of Target Sports, we looked at the Uberti recreation of the Colt Paterson revolver without an attached loading lever or rammer. While the pistol was a revelation in the 1830s ... Read Full Article
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